JB and girlfriday, do you ever sleep? This is amazing! In particular, I love the gorgeous headers, although I do hope some of the old favorites make an appearance.

For a moment there I thought I had gone to the wrong website! I am always for change. Congrats!

Already MISS the old one. Nah must get to love this layout. I think it more bright and shine. Did not look dull and more appeal. NICE ONE.

I Love it...I will need to get use to navigating around but this is so cool...:)))

Love the Yoon Eun Hye pic lol. It's quite appropriate :)
I will miss the old design, but the new one is good too!

Gotta admit, I'm not a fan of The Yellow, but hopefully it'll grow on me over time. Otherwise, looks spiffy. Great job! ^_^

Love it, will it be able to show on non-smartphones cause I enjoyed reading recaps in bed...

Ooh... shiny.

For a second, I was like.. where the heck am I? lol

i like the old one ,

Omgosh I totally freaked out at first, but THIS IS AWESOME!!! :DDD
It's so sleek and shiny!

I like the new layout, but FYI. Internet 8(I think, got the site in compability mode anyways) has a sizeable gap between the latest thread and featured. Not sure if it was on purpose or not...?

It looks great!

Is this WORDPRESS still?

This is snazzy! I'm a longtime lurker, but congrats on the spiffy new look! I love that the tags are now on the little thumbnail for each article :) Looking forward to reading my daily K-ent news on this new layout!

I like it!

It isn't too busy or overbearing, so I like it. Many times people do things to there sites just because they can and then loose the overall appeal of why people go there in the first place. Thanks for keeping it elegant and simple.

Hot damn! can't hit you in the butt with a red apple!

This is brilliant! I like, I like!

Like everyone else I thought I went on the wrong page LOL.
I'm gonna have to get used to this new layout (:

While many people are liking this change, I'm afraid my first reaction was to be reminded of what happened after one of my favourite book blogs adopted a similar look. I just didn't read as much of it as before, because I felt that the simplicity and accessibility of the blog, and the personal character of its writers, were replaced by a news site look where entries couldn't capture my interest the way they used to.

To try to explain what I mean - the Min Suk entry shows an extreme closeup of an unfamiliar actor. No clothes, no personality, nothing to catch my eye. The same with Ok Joo-hyun. Before on Dramabeans, if there was an entry with an actress doing a photoshoot, I saw the mood it was going for from a full image or two of her dressed up. Often even if she was unfamiliar to me, that was enough to get me to click on the link for more. But the Ok Joo-hyun image tells me nothing.

It's the same thing with the text entries. Previously they were long enough that I got a feel for what kind of project was being discussed, what an actor had to say, and again, even if I hadn't heard of the project/actor before, the greater amoung of information helped me feel this was worth a click. Now, looking at entries, I see (to pick an example of the problem at, IMO, what it can be at its worst) "One year after her last film project Rabbit and Lizard (which was also her film debut), Sung Yuri is taking the lead in another movie, Noona (or Older Sister). She plays an older sister in a parentless family and works in a school cafeteria. Her character is tough and lives a hard life; she is..." Nothing allows this to stand out, it's so short. The book blog I mentioned above changed in this direction: you could only see a few sentences of a review or opinion piece before the text ended. How that ended up working for me in practice is that it seriously cut down the number of my new discoveries. The quality of the writing or the reviews didn't go down. I just didn't have the energy to click on so many links about unfamiliar authors when there was no time for anything to make an impression. It meant that my use of the site was reduced, as I found myself focusing on familiar names and unable to discover interesting new books/writers with the same ease as before.

I've greatly enjoyed the recaps on this site and think you all do an awesome job with them! However, with past experience in mind, and browsing the entries to get a feel for the new look, I think the same thing might happen here as with the book blog: I'll focus on recaps/actors I know and miss out on new things because the interesting parts are hidden by the style of impersonal short entries. To be positive, just a change of, for example, a single entry getting the amount of space on the screen that's currently enough for two entries would more than double the text, allow it to have more personality and a "hook" that makes me click on the link.

Aw man, what was wrong with the old design?? The new look is very clean and professional, but it reminds me of allkpop's layout... a little too professional and less wholesome/bloggy. :/ are you guys going to add more writers and become a full-time business?

One suggestion: could you put a back button, preferably on the top of your post??

Anyhow... we do appreciate your efforts. I guess I'm just going to have to get use to this big change. It must be the trend now, this sort of look.

whoa...mind blown
the other day i was thinking to myself how much i loved the old site layout but this is prty fly, anyhoo i'll get used to it soon and i can't wait for all the recaps i've come to love
javabeans unni, girlfriday unni, and dramabeans.com FIGHTING!

It's like that Gong Hyo-jin / Gong Yoo banner was made just for me! :)

As someone who works in design and UX, I quite like the use of the 2 column format and the CMS kind of styling. Very clean and it seems to work well in all browsers.

Kudos to all who worked on it! Very nice!!!

I love the new design it's so chic!

Awww, I really miss the old one, but I guess dramabeans was due for an upgrade so it's nice to have a new layout.

wow! i was taken aback by the new look... I was visiting this site almost everyday and you really took me by surprise!! Very nice lay-out..

Congratulations!!

I didn't recognize YEH too on her new look for a new drama.. I must say, she looks prettier w/ long hair..

I have mixed feelings. In time, I will probably become more fond of the new look, but for now I am grudgingly accepting it. Are you keeping the rotating headers (PLEASE SAY YES)?

Fresh, sparkling and brilliant! Love it!

LOVE IT!!!!!
It's about time too :D

change is good.

i like the old one better.it was so special and diffrent.this one is not as the old one.but it 's good.thanks for your hard work

Oo nice new layout! Wonbin is wearing a shirt with my hometown on it. Whooo! I like it :D

woah love this but at first i thot i was in the wrong site! surprised to see a new look! wow nice & i luv the concept of having a reply box after each comment!
way to go & thanks to you JB and all concerned for having a makeover, not that the old one was not favorable but yeah it's cool!

hahaha....funny pic
brings back nice memories
I like the new layout of this fab site

i liked the old one better... it was polished and contemporary looking.

im sure this one was made with a LOT of effort, time and love.

but the old one has a more pulled-together look to it.

just my opinion. dont mind me.

Congrats on the new look

reading the tittle while looking at yoon Eun

made my night Lol

it's freash & shiny

i just need few days to get used to it

& thanks for ur hard work

fighting

Congrats!!!

Yes, we girls do love makeovers from time to time, don't we?

Congratulations Dramabeans! Love the new website design! Thanks much for the early Christmas present.

I love more that you used EunChan's picture to announce this website's makeover! I just so happen to finish yesterday reading JB's recaps of Coffee Prince, of which like many I'm also now a big fan of Coffee Prince. Waaaaaaaaaaahhh! :)

Happy weekend everyone!

I'm liking it! It's neat and looks very...official? :D There are things I will miss from the old design, but this won't be difficult for me to get used to! Thanks for making such an effort!

Wow.. after just a day of not checking in.. I'm in for a surprise.. haha.. It's nice!:)) but yeah, I'm starting to miss the old webpage design.. nonetheless, congrats on the upgrade! And of course, the site's contents are more important (what keeps me alive everytime, you know, your precious recaps)!:D

nice!

I loved the look of the old site simply because your site IS special to me, no matter how it looked. I have grown used to it because I have frequented your site more than any others. It was comfortable...like an old blanket.

BUT, this prettier, sleeker, more modern design and layout means you have indeed grown! Congratulations! And thank you for your hard work and dedication. Do keep in mind that we really, really, REALLY appreciate you. More power to you, Javabeans and all your contributors, especially Girlfriday.

I loved the old layout, but the new one is splendid as well. I'd wondered if I'd clicked on the right bookmark, ha! :)

Tell Santa to come my way if you see him around!

I'm always in to CHANGE. I Love your new layout... Congrats!!!

honestly i liked the old one better...simple and easy...but oh well...all things change at some point.

i prefer the old one though. the old one looks classier and 'cleaner'

I loved how simple the old design was. This new one will get some getting used to. Fighting Ladies!

liking it...congratulations!!!

reminds me of allkpop site but this is clearer and thank goodness only two columns!

Wooow. Upgrade~

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